Bridgerton, any expectations that this period romance would be as tight-laced goes out the carriage window within the first few minutes.
We certainly never saw Matthew MacFayden’s bare bum as he pinned Keira Knightley to a solid oak tree—a sight we’re treated to just three minutes into Bridgerton as the show's introduction to acting family patriarch (and confirmed rake) Anthony (Jonathan Bailey).Hand grazes and charged glances used to be the only titillation found in historical works of fiction.
But in this series—from executive producer Shonda Rhimes and based on the best-selling books by Julia Quinn—there’s sex. .Perhaps more important, the way the show portrays its buzzed-about love sessions feels not only revolutionary for a period.
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